“Every three days, an imperial physician will come to check His Majesty’s pulse. The record of each pulse check is kept in the Imperial Medical Bureau. If you have any doubts about the safety of His Majesty, you can ask the imperial physician who checked the pulse that day.”
Yan Zhongying said with a smile that the hot-tempered First Prince could hardly hold back his temper. Even a fool knew that if Yan Zhongying really did something rebellious, he would never expose such a big handle nakedly under their noses.
Since the other party had the confidence to let them find the imperial physician who checked the pulse that day, the imperial physician must have been bribed by the other party, or he made sure that those imperial physicians would not tell the truth.
In this case, what was the point of finding those people?
The First Prince and others suffered the loss of being dumb. A large group of people could only return in despair.
“Godfather.”
Yu Yan came to Yan Zhongying’s side, supported Yan Zhongying with his hands, half lowered his head, and looked respectful.
“You came at just the right time. Not bad.”
Yan Zhongying looked dejected at this moment, and all his body’s weight was on Yu Yan.
How could he still have the calmness when facing the First Prince and others now? He was like a frail old man in his dying years.
The First Prince and others just wanted to catch him off guard. If Yan Yu hadn’t been so alert, they might have succeeded this time.
But the current Emperor Qian was really not suitable for showing up.
Yan Zhongying felt lucky in his heart. He valued and liked his resourceful adopted son more.
“Godfather, I don’t understand what kind of prison it is that has kept him in seclusion for so long. His Majesty hasn’t shown up for a long time. Not only the harem, but also the court and the people are already in a panic.”
Seeing that Yan Zhongying was in a good mood, Yu Yan hinted at him.
“Don’t ask if you shouldn’t.”
Yan Zhongying stopped, turned his head, and looked at his adopted son steadily. His expression and tone were inexplicably gloomy.
“It’s this son who overstepped the line.”
Yu Yan understood that he still couldn’t get anything out of him today.
Regarding the news about Emperor Qian’s palace, Yan Zhongying sealed it extremely tightly. Anyone who had access to the information was someone whom Yan Zhongying trusted extremely.
Although Yu Yan was Yan Zhongying’s adopted son, the relationship between the two was more like that of Yan Zhongying’s lackey.
He could give him enough authority to be a habitual tool, but he would not trust him very much. Because Yan Zhongying was also worried that the dog he raised would come back to bite him as the owner.
“Yu’er, you are a smart person. You should know that with our status, it is not easy to climb to where we are today. In the eyes of those people, eunuchs like us are just bugs, lowly slaves who are crushed and driven. Everything your Godfather does now is walking on the edge of a knife.”
“If you are not careful, you will lose everything. Everything you have now is given by me. If I make any mistakes, the power, wealth, and status you have now will become a mirage. Do you understand?”
Yan Zhongying would knock this adopted son every now and then. Now his body was getting more and more powerless. If it were not too much trouble to cultivate an adopted son who was knowledgeable and interesting, Yan Zhongying would not put most of the power in the hands of Yu Yan alone.
So now he relied on him, but also guarded against him, and dared not let him know more confidential things.
“The son understands and will never forget the kindness of the Godfather.”
Yu Yan’s respectful and humble attitude made Yan Zhongying very satisfied. In his opinion, Yu Yan would not have the ability to compete with him in a short period of time.
“The First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Seventh Prince are becoming more and more restless. If these princes are allowed to ascend the throne, the good days of our father and son will come to an end. Yu’er, if you were me, what would you do?”
Yan Zhongying let Yu Yan support him, and when he was approaching his yard, he suddenly asked.
“This son does not have the foresight of the Godfather. But I also know that if I want to continue living like this, the next emperor of the Li Dynasty must not be hostile to the Godfather. In other words, the other party can be hostile to Godfather, but he cannot have the ability to suppress Godfather.”
Yu Yan was silent for a moment and expressed his opinion in a gentle tone.
“You know, if your words are heard by others, you will lose your head.”
Yan Zhongying chuckled, his cloudy and gloomy eyes staring at Yu Yan’s face.
“This son’s words come from the bottom of my heart. I only think about the Godfather.”
Yu Yan’s eyes did not dodge. He calmly faced Yan Zhongying’s scrutiny.
“Good.”
Yan Zhongying laughed strangely again. He patted the back of Yu Yan’s hand and did not express any opinion on what he said.
At this time, the young eunuchs serving Yan Zhongying also came out of the yard. Yan Zhongying shifted his body’s weight to the young eunuchs and returned to his bedroom.
***
“Master, this is Changshou powder sent by Taoist Master Tian.”
After Yan Zhongying returned to the bedroom, the young eunuch who served him diligently gave Yan Zhongying his favorite tonic.
Yan Zhongying happened to feel tired. He just forced himself to deal with the First Prince and others, which made him feel uncomfortable all over. He urgently needed Changshou Powder to relieve his fatigue.
“Huh—”
He took a heavy sip of the powder and felt so comfortable that it reached the ends of his hair. His old and broken body was filled with excitement and passion at this moment.
Taoist Tian’s alchemy skills seemed to have become more refined, and this time Changshou Powder was more powerful than before.
Yan Zhongying was addicted to this illusory physical fitness. He seemed to have returned to his prime age, sitting on Emperor Qian’s dragon throne and giving orders to all directions.
This feeling of being the only one in heaven and earth was so good.
He really wanted to indulge in this world and never woke up.
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